Skip To Main Content
Skip To Main Content

Gators Calendar

2012 Women's Track & Field Roster

Karen Marchan

  • Position Distance
  • B/T Distance
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Laguna Hills, Calif.
  • High School Laguna Hills HS
  • Major Latino Studies

Biography

2011 CROSS COUNTRY: Participated in three races during her final harrier season for the Purple and Gold … Ran a 6K season-fast time of 24:46.2 at the SF State Invitational (Oct. 7) … Also competed at the Notre Dame de Namur Invitational (Sept. 3) and the 5K Santa Clara Bronco Invite (Oct. 15).

2011 TRACK: Appeared in five meets during the outdoor campaign, including the CCAA Championships (May 7) … Posted a season-best  time of 41:19.81 in the 10,000 meters at the SF State Distance Carnival (March 25) … Logged her fastest  performance of the year in the 5,000 at the Kim Duyst Invitational after clocking in at 19:30.89 (March 5) … Also competed in the 1,500 at the Johnny Mathis Invite, crossing the finish line in 5:05.70 (April 2) … Entered one race during the indoor schedule, recording a time of 11:21.10 in the 3,000 at the UW Husky Open (Feb. 13) … Was named to the Gator Athletics Dean’s List for the spring semester.

2010 CROSS COUNTRY: Ran in five of the Gators’ six scheduled races during her junior campaign ... Was SF State’s No. 2 finisher at the Stanford Invitational, recording a 6K career-fast performance of 24:00 (Sept. 25) ... Helped the Gators to a second-place team finish at the Stanislaus Invitational after placing 14th individually with a time of 24:19 ... Closed out the year with a 24:36.1 clocking at the CCAA Championships (Nov. 6).


2010 TRACK: Posted the fourth-fastest 10K time in school history after crossing the finish line with a personal-best 38:42.91 at the SF State Distance Carnival (March 26) … Finished sixth in the same event at the California Collegiate Athletic Association Championships (May 7) … Also recorded a career-fast 19:06.73 in the 5,000 meters at Cal State Stanislaus’ Kim Duyst Invitational (March 6) … Was the team’s third finisher in the 1,500 meters at the Gators’ own Johnny Mathis Invitational, clocking in with a season-fast 5:03.85 (April 3) … Took seventh in the 3,000 (10:54.67) at the Soka Peace Invitational (April 17) … Cracked the Gators’ all-time indoor performance list in both the 1-mile run (5:35.55) and 3,000 meters (11:09.98) at the UW Husky Open, which rank fifth and eighth, respectively, in school history (Feb.14) … Earned a spot on the SF State Athletics Dean’s List following the spring semester.

2009 TRACK: Competed in the 1,500, 3,000 and 5,000 meters during the outdoor campaign ... Also participated in the 2-mile event and ran the second leg of the Gators’ 4x400 relay team at the SF State Distance Carnival. R aced in four meets during her freshman campaign, including the CCAA Championships and NCAA Division II West Regionals ... Recorded a 6K career-best time of 25:03 at the SF State Invitational.

2008 CROSS COUNTRY: Raced in four meets during her freshman campaign, including the CCAA Championships and NCAA Division II West Regionals ... Recorded a 6K career-best time of 25:03 at the SF State Invitational.

PRIOR TO SF STATE: Graduated from Laguna Hills High School in 2008 ... Athlete of the Month recipient.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Maria Rodriguez ... Likes to read and relax in her spare time ... Majoring in Latino Studies.

Historical Player Information

  • 2009Freshman

    Distance
  • 2010Sophomore

    Distance
  • 2011 Junior

    Distance
  • 2012Senior

    Distance